Emerging Trends in Real Estate

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1 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

2 Introduction The Emerging Trends in Real Estate US, Europe and Asia Pacific reports are produced annually by the Urban Land Institute and PwC following interviews with the most senior property professionals. Over many years, they have become key indicators of sentiment in their respective regions. We have drawn together those regional insights for this global report, highlighting the most relevant investment and development trends. A common theme across all three regions is the need this year for many investors to move up the risk curve as competition for core assets intensifies. But it is clear that investors are paying greater heed than ever before to longterm demographic trends, as well as the latest advances in placemaking. This report, therefore, reflects the outlook for 2014 and beyond.

3 Contents 2 Capital flows 6 Investment surges around the world 8 Investing in the US 12 Investing in Europe 16 Investing in Asia Pacific 20 Attitudes to risk across the world 26 Placemaking reaping the rewards 30 Demographics at work 32 Sponsoring organisations Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

4 Capital flows Direct investment in real estate is almost back at the pre-crisis level and increasingly the impetus is attributable to sovereign wealth fund and institutional capital, much of it from Asia. This is one of the conclusions of Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2014, but the same sentiment could be expressed for the US and Asia Pacific. Interviewees and respondents to the surveys conducted for all three Emerging Trends reports have proclaimed the continuing influence of Asian sovereign wealth funds with their flow of capital into core property, and latterly into secondary assets. If anything, Asian capital especially from China is becoming more important to regional markets as each year goes by. According to Real Capital Analytics (RCA), sales of large lot size commercial property around the world totalled over $1.1 trillion in 2013, surpassing the trillion dollar mark for the first time since Real estate fundamentals are expected to remain strong in prime markets such as the Central Business District in Beijing, China. 2 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

5 Capital flows The two biggest sources were the US and China with the latter accounting for 35 percent of global volume. A big part of this came from land transactions in China sales of land rights rose 39 percent to $390 billion during the year but the cross-border activity from Chinese investors was equally significant. Figure 1 Cross-border capital into European real estate in % % % Asia Pacific 23 The Americas Europe 36 RCA calculates that Chinese investment in Europe alone tripled last year to 3.05 billion as developers and private individuals joined the country s sovereign wealth funds in seeking to diversify their assets outside Asia. It was also the year when Chinese insurers emerged as a global force. In May 2013, China s regulator relaxed the rules restricting investment in overseas real estate by insurance companies. Barely a month later Ping An Insurance made its first overseas purchase when it bought the Lloyd s Building for 304 million. And the flow of capital from China continues. In January, China Investment Corporation paid Blackstone about 917 million for Chiswick Park in west London already a contender for Europe s largest transaction of Significantly increase Increase Stay the same Decrease Significantly decrease Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: Emerging Trends Europe 2014 survey Figure 2 Asia Pacific investors regional allocation percentages Asia Pacific United States/Canada Europe Latin America Other The ubiquitous presence of such Asian capital is one of the key trends highlighted in the Emerging Trends series and is largely seen as a force for good in the marketplace % 2014 In five years Source: Emerging Trends Asia Pacific 2014 survey Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

6 Figure 3 Change in availability of capital for US real estate in 2014 Equity source Foreign investors 6.43 As one European fund manager says: There is so much Asian capital coming into Europe, even if you pick up a small bit of this capital it s actually very significant for you as an individual fund manager. Institutional investors/pension funds Private equity/opportunity/hedge funds Private local investors Private REITs Public-equity REITs Lending source Securitised lenders/cmbs Commercial banks Insurance companies Mezzanine lenders Non-bank financial institutions There are encouraging signs that this strengthening of cross-border flows has emboldened domestic institutions, especially in the UK, which remains Europe s biggest and most liquid investment market. The UK is still dominated by non-domestic providers of equity but as far as UK institutional money is concerned, that tap is starting to be turned back on, says one adviser. Another interviewee adds: We re optimistic that these new sources of capital a lot of which are recycled savings from emerging markets that are doing quite well need to diversify and invest overseas. There is no reason why it will not continue, providing the environment stays benign. Mortgage REITs Government-sponsored enterprises Source: Emerging Trends US 2014 survey Note: Based on US respondents only Very large decline Stay the same Very large increase Nearly 80 percent of respondents to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2014 believe that capital from Asia will increase during The other big capital source is the Americas, and here 67 percent of survey respondents expect a significant increase of funding in According to RCA, the US accounted for 27% of global deals in 2013, with volume of $301.6 billion, up 21 percent. In many respects, RCA argues, US property investment is close to a full rebound from the global financial crisis. Similar sentiment is expressed in Emerging Trends in the US, where capital availability is expected to improve in According to survey respondents, the biggest increase in the availability of equity capital will come from foreign investors, followed closely by pension funds and other large institutions; private equity funds, hedge funds and opportunistic funds; and private local investors. 4 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

7 Capital flows A recent survey of foreign investors by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, which is made up of nearly 200 investing organisations in 21 countries, found that 81 percent of respondents intend to increase their portfolio of assets in the US. They also believe that the US is a stable environment in which to invest and is the best market for capital appreciation. Specifically, 71 percent believe economic fundamentals had improved to the point that makes secondary cities as opposed to core gateway cities in the US worth looking at for new real estate acquisitions. The American Emerging Trends report also reveals that the movement into secondary markets is underpinned by an increase in both debt and equity capital. Respondents to the report are particularly positive about the prospects for equity capital from institutional investors and private equity funds, as well as debt from insurance companies, mezzanine lenders and issuers of commercial mortgagebacked securities. Secondary cities are also benefiting from foreign capital notably Miami, which has seen an influx of South American investment. As for capital heading out of the US for Asia, the picture is more complex. The steady stream of capital inflows to Asia that was so much a hallmark of US economic easing in 2012 went into reverse in 2013, as the prospect of reduced economic stimulus in the US prompted investors to repatriate assets back to the West. So far, the impact of this sell-off has been largely confined to developers and real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed on the region s capital markets. By contrast, as the Asia Pacific Emerging Trends points out, the physical market has been left unscathed. The US is a stable environment in which to invest and is the best market for capital appreciation. The report notes that, unlike other asset classes, real estate in Asia has barely flinched in response to the tapering of the US economic stimulus and expectations of higher interest rates. The major real estate investment destinations, such as China and Australia, remain the same as in previous years while Japan has re-emerged strongly as an investor favourite. This apparent resilience is due, in part, to the increase in sovereign wealth and institutional capital being directed to Asian markets, as well as the substantial volume of Asian capital being exported from China, Singapore and South Korea into real estate assets across the region. In fact, Asian investors of all types from high-net-worth individuals to sovereign wealth funds, institutional funds and insurance companies are buying real estate throughout Asia in unprecedented volumes. Again, many of the buyers have come from China. One reason for this is that the volume of capital accumulated in many Asian countries has far outstripped the capacity of domestic markets to absorb it. In terms of private investment, there has been a significant rotation of foreign capital away from Hong Kong, where the introduction of regulations aimed at stemming speculative investment in real estate has seen high-net-worth Chinese money move to other destinations. Similar regulations have been introduced in Singapore. The fact is that interviewees report substantially higher levels of Chinese capital in almost every major Asian market, especially for high-end residential assets. It seems that Asian capital is just as important at home as it is across the globe. Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

8 Investment surges around the world Sales of large lot-size commercial property around the world totalled over $1.1 trillion in 2013, surpassing the trillion dollar mark for the first time in the post-financial crisis era, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA). Figure 4 The top 10 cities for commercial property investment across the world in 2013 RCA says that the strength of the US, a revival of transactions in Europe and a massive volume of land deals in China all contributed to this remarkable upturn in activity. Such overall volume growth left the position of the world s most active investment markets unchanged in 2013 compared with the previous year, although there was a significant re-shuffling further down this global league table. San Francisco 6 4 Los Angeles Chicago 10 1 New York 5 Washington DC The top five cities all posted healthy gains, illustrating that despite a renewed risk appetite causing volumes to surge in secondary markets, investor demand in core locations remained very strong. So much so that one of those core investment markets, Berlin, broke into the top 10 for the first time. Other big advancers further down RCA s rankings included Atlanta, Sydney, Moscow and Osaka, which reflected the growing capital base targeting higher yields than available in core locations. Rankings Market 2013 Sales Volume ($M) YOY % Change 1 1 New York $47,200 20% 2 2 London $43,981 41% 3 3 Tokyo $31,818 37% 4 4 Los Angeles $27,370 25% 8 5 Washington DC $18,086 24% 5 6 San Francisco $17,930-14% 6 7 Paris $16, Hong Kong $13,472-12% -18% 14 9 Berlin $12,671 55% 9 10 Chicago $12,499 17% 42% Source: Real Capital Analytics Global Capital Trends % 41% 6 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for % 25%

9 Investment surges around the world London 2 7 Paris 9 Berlin 3 Tokyo 8 Hong Kong The top five cities all posted healthy gains, illustrating that despite a renewed risk appetite causing volumes to surge in secondary markets, investor demand in core locations remained very strong. Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

10 Investing in the US The US real estate recovery is set to continue this year, with investors increasingly forsaking some of the traditionally popular cities and turning instead to secondary markets in search of higher yields. The momentum of this recovery seems powerful enough to weather spikes in interest rates that may be inevitable. The desire to look beyond the investment heartlands of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington has been evident for some time. But 2014 may well be the year when such plans come to fruition. According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2014, this search for value owes much to the fact that opportunities in core markets have become harder to find, and the best assets more expensive. But there is a pull factor, too. The pace of the economic and real estate recovery remains uneven across US metropolitanarea markets. The recovery has clearly had more momentum in cities with favourable demographics, exposure to those with growing industry sectors and those with an attractive cost of doing business. Such trends have been in place since the recovery began but they are now evident in a much larger group of markets. The all-important consequence for the industry is an improvement in the property fundamentals of occupier demand and rental growth, which many investors regard as sustainable. As one fund manager says, The focus is now on the top 25 markets, not the top six. We like markets that have the potential for growth. This is not to diminish the leading investment markets of the past few years, which remain attractive and will continue to appeal to investors with certain return targets. But as a national portfolio manager says, the outlook for a broader number of markets is that improved demand will create the kind of leasing momentum that will allow landlords to push rents. If there is a threat to this market recovery and leasing momentum, it is the timing and pace of any interest rate increases. The report forecasts a modest increase in the short term, but does not expect a small increase to cause a major disruption to the recovery. If higher interest rates are a function of the Federal Reserve Board s response to an improving economy in 2014, the increased borrowing cost should be offset by greater demand and therefore higher rents. Of course, faster-than-anticipated rises or rates growing faster than the underlying economy could undermine the recovery. But as Mitch Roschelle, PwC partner and real estate advisory practice leader, puts it, the steady economic recovery and job creation so far have generated tailwinds that have propelled the commercial real estate market forward. The momentum of this recovery, he says seems powerful enough to weather spikes in interest rates that may be inevitable. 8 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

11 Investing in the US Industrial expansion Figure 5 US industrial completions and availability rates If you are a long-term investor, the industrial sector just keeps doing well, even if it s not glamorous, says one respondent to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Completions (million sf) Completions Availability rate Availability rate (%) 15 Not glamorous, perhaps, but industrial real estate in the US is nonetheless at an important juncture. The sector is starting to feel the benefit from major advances in supply chain distribution and manufacturing, whether it is on the back of e-commerce or the so-called reshoring of factories With an improving US economy also boosting the sector, it is little surprise that industrial real estate is attracting the smart money. In terms of market sector prospects, industrial tops the ranking in this year s report, with warehousing standing out as particularly strong 64 percent of survey respondents making a buy recommendation for the subsector and fewer than 10 percent advising selling *2016* Source: CBRE Econometric Advisers * Forecasts The strength of US warehousing reflects the expanding influence of e-commerce distribution networks. Electronic retailing is impacting the whole distribution programme, says one logistics executive. Facilities are being built to enable same-day delivery huge buildings, fulfilment centres in areas where we ve never seen warehouses before. In making buy/hold/sell recommendations for the total industrial sector by metropolitan area, respondents put Miami at the top of the list, with over 60 percent of respondents rating the city as a buy. The next top four industrial markets Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles and Dallas are all global distribution hubs with healthy local economies. Industrial space in general will also benefit from the shortening of supply networks through the reshoring of factories to the US and the elimination of a long supply chain across the Pacific Ocean, which many companies have concluded is no longer worthwhile as employment costs in China rise. Low US energy costs are fuelling this trend as well. New factories are also opening up in some surprising locations and in some unexpected industries. In 2013, a semiconductor manufacturer announced plans to build a facility in Saratoga County, New York, to support technology development and manufacturing activities. And it s not just American manufacturers that are looking to shorten their supply chain. Last year an Asian computer producer opened a personal computer assembly plant in Whistett, North Carolina. Facilities are being built to enable same-day delivery huge buildings, fulfilment centres in areas where we ve never seen warehouses before. Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

12 Manufacturing is coming back to the US, and it s coming back faster than we thought, says one economist. Back in 2011, no one thought we would see anything until Now, we are seeing dozens of companies moving back to the US because the economics are shifting. A key driver of this trend is that labour costs in China are rising, with wages increasing by about 15 to 20 percent a year and the steady appreciation of the Chinese yuan against the dollar. Manufacturers are seeing very long supply chains, and there are increasing concerns about intellectual property. They were willing to accept all that before, but no longer because there s less of an advantage in labour costs. Manufacturing is coming back to the US, and it s coming back faster than we thought. Figure 6 Industrial/distribution investment prospect trends Good Modestly good Fair Modestly poor Warehouse industrial R&D industrial Year US warehouse industrial 2014 Prospects Rating Ranking Investment prospects 6.56 Good 1st Development prospects 6.44 Modestly good 1st Buy 63.5% Expected capitalisation rate, December % Hold 26.9% Sell 9.6% US R&D industrial 2014 Prospects Rating Ranking Investment prospects 5.72 Modestly good 8th Development prospects 5.11 Fair 7th Buy 36.0% Hold 41.6% Sell 22.4% Expected capitalisation rate, December % Source: Emerging Trends US 2014 survey Note: Based on US respondents only 10 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

13 Investing in the US Development demand When a recovering economy follows years of under-supply in real estate it is natural for space market fundamentals to emerge as the primary drivers of total returns, and so reduce the reliance on falling capitalisation rates. Development also starts to figure once again in investors plans. The US economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the last three months of 2013, which was a creditable performance albeit undermined by a weak first half that dragged the annual rate of growth down to 1.9 percent for the year as a whole. expected to strengthen during the year. The office sector, too, could see an increase in redevelopment as building owners look to reposition properties to meet changing tenant demands. The improvement is also widespread in geographical terms, with 40 markets reporting an improvement in development prospects for No-one anticipates a development boom, however. Survey respondents are comfortable that the recovery will continue even with slow growth in demand because new supply delivered remains at relatively low levels. In 2007, real estate data providers reported that new supply of commercial real estate was ramping up but had begun fairly late in the real estate cycle. With little new construction in the post-recession years, one economist predicts: In 2014, we could start to see some tightening as we continue to absorb space with very little new supply at all. We might see landlords push rents a little higher than you might expect. That is not huge growth, but as one fund manager suggests in Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2014 it is enough to create demand for real estate product that is, demand for space and improving rent because at the same time there s almost no new supply. It s a sweet spot for real estate. Following on from such positive investor sentiment, the report signals that there may well be an increase in development during 2014 and what is more, it is likely to be broadly based. Development activity has been dominated by multifamily housing in recent years with Generation Y seeking to rent and baby boomers looking to downsize from houses to apartments. Now it appears that other sectors are also coming into play. An improvement in market vacancy rates is driving higher rent growth forecasts. And the result is that development has become viable in select markets and property types and may well start feeding through to the supply figures in the coming years. Industrial is where respondents feel the best development opportunities exist in 2014, but prospects for hotels are also Figure Space under construction as a percentage of inventory Austin Virgina Beach/Norfolk Dallas/Fort Worth Northern North Jersey Washington DC San Antonio Raleigh/Durham New York City San Jose Seattle Kansas City Houston New Orleans San Francisco Orlando Portland, OR Charlotte Market average Denver Salt Lake City Baltimore % Source: CBRE Econometric Advisors Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

14 Investing in Europe It says something about the improving conditions and confidence in European real estate that the biggest perceived issue facing the industry is a shortage of prime assets to buy. That in itself is prompting many investors to be bolder when it comes to investment strategy for 2014 risk is no longer a dirty word. The backdrop to this renewed optimism is a widespread economic recovery and a significant easing of the political uncertainty over the eurozone, at least for now. It is one reason why Europe continues to be the first-choice destination for so much global capital and why there is a battle for assets with the major European players. This competition for core assets has led to a search for value beyond such key markets as London, Munich and Paris, and into solid, income-producing property in secondary cities. Office investors in Munich can achieve yields of approximately 4 percent, but those willing to invest in smaller German markets such as Stuttgart can achieve up to 6.5 percent. Investors are also looking to acquire secondary properties in major markets which have good existing income streams or which, with careful asset management, could be transformed into core assets. Respondents to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2014 expect the movement of investors further up the risk curve to gather momentum in In the UK we ve been buying regional assets for five years, across sectors. If we were bidding on assets 12 months ago, chances were that we were the only bidders, says one fund manager. Now you can have 12 or so bids for the same kind of assets. It has become highly competitive and yields are coming down quite rapidly. Another consequence of such a competitive market is that investors are increasingly considering development as a way of adding high-quality assets to their portfolios. The report demonstrates that 71 percent of respondents believe that development is an attractive way to acquire prime property. As one pan-european fund manager concludes: There remains an appetite for yield but the economic backdrop is inviting investors to consider more positively putting more risk on the table. Prime office stock in Europe remains the first choice asset class for many global investors. 12 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

15 Investing in Europe Spanish stampede The turn around in investor sentiment towards Spain has been one of the most remarkable property stories of the past year and, if anything, investment activity is increasing. A year ago only the boldest of property players ventured into Spain but within weeks of the country s so-called bad bank, Sareb, opening for business last summer, a rush of opportunistic investors into Madrid and Barcelona had turned into a veritable stampede. Since then, the sheer weight of international capital bearing down on Europe is leading a much broader range of institutional investors to consider this recovering market. For many, it is a re-run of what went on in Ireland and that country s National Asset Management Agency. It is about the opportunities becoming unlocked with the whole banking sector dealing with its portfolios and loans issues, says one investor. The difference with Spain is that it has been so fast. The renewed enthusiasm for Spain is by no means universal. Some fund managers regard the investor surge into the market as not so much a search for value as a lemming-like scramble. Debt is harder to come by here than most European markets, while the disconnect between capital flows and on-the-ground occupier demand is more extreme here than anywhere else. One sceptic observes: The investors who need to do distress have been heading down there. My concern is that this is driven by the buy-side rather than sell-side. I do expect to see quite a lot of deals done in But in five years time, I think people will look back and see this as one of those experiences they would rather not talk about. There are now good buying opportunities in Spain 10% Strongly agree 57% Agree slightly 14% Neither agree nor disagree Others see high yields, a relatively liquid and transparent market and a broad range of opportunities. One pan-european fund manager speaks for many when he suggests that mainstream institutions will soon start to give the opportunistic investors a run for their money. What is driving it is a sense that there are positive signals coming out of Spain, though it is still challenged, he says. We think that it is a medium-term play rather than immediate but it is coming back. You will see one or two benchmark deals, which gives confidence for others to go in on the best stock in the best locations. In fact, one of those benchmark deals actually took place as early as last autumn when leading UK-listed shopping centre owner Intu and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board paid 162m for Parque Principado mall in Oviedo, northern Spain. Intu also owns three retail development sites in Spain. It seems that confidence is spreading. As many as 67 percent of respondents to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2014 survey believe that there are now good buying opportunities in Spain. 17% Disagree slightly 2% Strongly disagree It is a re-run of what went on in Ireland. It is about the opportunities becoming unlocked. The difference with Spain is that it has been so fast. Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

16 Residential resurgence Investors are looking at housing with renewed interest as an imbalance between supply and demand becomes one of the defining characteristics of many European cities. According to the interviewees for Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2014, the prospects for residential investment in 2014 are stronger than mainstream commercial property asset classes (see Figure 8). Student accommodation, healthcare, private sector rental, serviced apartments and retirement living all outrank such commercial staples as offices and logistics. Housebuilding and social housing are close behind. The fact that investors favour student housing above all else is little surprise to some, since this sector has several of the same attributes that attract institutional investors into core commercial real estate the opportunity to invest at scale allied to long lease income and covenant strength. We are working hard to increase our allocation here. We are particularly looking at London residential but there is a lack of supply in many cities. The UK represents the most mature student accommodation market outside the US and, according to CBRE, 2.1 billion was ploughed into the sector in 2013 the second year in a row investment here has topped 2 billion. But mainland Europe is catching up fast. As one interviewee says, student housing is a product that is needed in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. This particular growth story owes much to the growing numbers of overseas students descending on leading universities across Europe, willing to pay for good accommodation. Indeed it is evident that demographic trends generally are increasingly important to investment strategies, whether it be ageing populations turning investors on to retirement living or the sheer growth in household numbers in many European cities. Modern apartment blocks, like this one in London, have attracted institutional investment. 14 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

17 Investing in Europe We are working hard to increase our allocation here, says one German fund manager. We are particularly looking at London residential but there is a lack of supply in many cities and we do want to capitalise on demographic trends. It is one of the few asset classes that is not harmed by e-commerce. Figure 8 European sector investment prospects, Student housing Data centres London has been one of the stand-out markets in this respect. But central government support over the past year for the private rented sector nationwide has provided impetus to a broader institutional move into what one interviewee calls the biggest untapped investment sector in the UK worth 4 trillion. Healthcare Private sector residential rental Serviced apartments Retirement living Others claim that the recent rise in German listed housing companies represents the biggest fundamental change in residential investment in Europe. Investor interest here is rooted in fundamental supply and demand dynamics. Cities such as Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt have experienced high population growth but supply has not kept pace. Residential investments in Germany s top locations are a must, says one interviewee. Logistics 9 46 Central city office House building 8 46 Parking 6 46 Social housing Hotel There have been some concerns expressed over the possibility of German residential markets over-heating, not least from the Deutsche Bundesbank. And yet as one pan-european fund manager says: You can t foist 8 billion of market capitalisation on investors who don t want it. I don t see this reversing in Self-storage facilities High street shop Large industrial warehouse 7 31 Regional shopping centre Shopping centres Suburban office Business parks Very good Good Fair Poor Very poor Source: Emerging Trends Europe 2014 survey Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

18 Investing in Asia Pacific Real estate fundamentals are expected to remain strong in markets throughout Asia in 2014, with stiff competition for core assets in prime markets prompting some investors to look beyond the mainstream for acceptable returns. Unlike other asset classes, real estate in Asia barely flinched last year in response to the tapering of the US economic stimulus and expectations of higher interest rates. According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2014, this was due, in part, to the increase in sovereign wealth and institutional capital being directed to Asian markets, as well as the substantial volume of Asian capital being exported from China, Singapore and South Korea into real estate across the region. It remains to be seen whether the weight of capital will be quite so evenly spread across the region in the coming year. But there is certainly an expectation of some headwinds as rising interest rates compress yields further. So far, investors have reacted to higher prices and lower yields for core assets not by pulling out of the region, but by broadening their exposure to cover such specialist sectors as senior care and logistics. Indeed, industrial/distribution outranks all other property asset classes for investment potential in Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific Like other parts of the world, the sector here is undersupplied, due to growing demand for storage facilities, fuelled by an increased online consumer spending. China s secondary cities, as well as Shanghai and Guangzhou, offer the best prospects for industrial investment. But the move up the risk curve in Asia Pacific also offers opportunities in emerging markets, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, which warrant closer inspection by investors. Jakarta is ranked third for investment potential behind Tokyo and Shanghai despite a lack of market transparency, difficulties obtaining entitlement, and competition from local businesses and individuals. The fact is, though, that newly released office stock in Jakarta is of better quality than in previous years. More importantly, there is the continuing strong demand from companies seeking space, including the currently undersupplied central business district. In that context, it is no surprise that the Indonesian capital is ranked first for development prospects. Meanwhile, Manila moves up to fourth place for investment prospects in 2014, the result of a fast-growing economy, the increasing popularity of the city as a destination for multi-nationals seeking outsourced services, and an acknowledgement that the problems long associated with lack of transparency and governance issues are improving. It is also evident from the report that the city is benefiting from its young population a sign, perhaps, that investors are starting to take demographic trends more seriously in their decision-making. 16 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

19 Investing in Asia Pacific Japanese revival Figure 9 Tokyo s investment prospects and development prospects Politics has come into play in a big way in Japan s real estate market, underpinning its re-emergence as a favoured destination for global capital after a five-year absence from the top rankings. Money has poured into the market in the expectation of rising prices following the massive economic stimulus programme introduced by Japan s prime minister, Shinzo Abe Development prospects Investment prospects So-called Abenomics has created the conditions that involve depreciating the yen and reintroducing inflation into the economy including real estate as the government seeks to reverse nearly two decades of economic decline. The jury is still out on that long-term goal. But in the meantime anticipation is everything for property investors, which is why Japan has risen to the top of the rankings for investment prospects in Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2014, compared with a lowly 13th the year before. 3 Tokyo Source: Emerging Trends Asia Pacific 2014 survey Abenomics is producing a feel-good factor that is starting slowly to translate into demand, says one investor interviewed for the report. A lot of the new stock that s been overhanging the market over the last couple of years is filling up, and a lot of oversupply has slowly been taken up by consolidation at low rents. Tokyo, in particular, has seen the biggest rise in transaction volumes across all commercial sectors. Although rents have remained static so far, prices have begun to move, with investors reporting 50 to 100 basis points of cap rate compression during the past year. When you have a government desperately trying to stimulate inflation and that likes handing money to the JREITs [Japanese real estate investment trusts] directly to allow them to go out and spend, then you d expect there to be some positive movement, says one consultant. The problem for most investors, however, is that the JREITs and other local institutions are cornering the market for the vast majority of core assets in Tokyo, leaving slim pickings for other investors. As a result, foreign funds are diversifying by moving up the risk curve, looking for opportunities in secondary assets and sectors, and picking up smaller buildings with the intention of repositioning and selling them on. Secondary cities, such as Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo, are also starting to figure in investors plans. In truth, the intense competition for assets is a good position for real estate in Japan after its prolonged spell in the doldrums. We re very bullish on Tokyo, adds one foreign developer, particularly around refurbishing existing assets focusing on energy and sustainability and repositioning from a B to an A-grade. Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for

20 B-grade assets and suburban locations in Australia, Japan and China are all starting to look attractive. Niche developments Niche sectors, secondary markets and development opportunities across Asia Pacific have become increasingly important to global investors as they seek exposure to a region where there is stiff competition for core real estate. B-grade assets and suburban locations in Australia, Japan and China are all starting to look attractive in much the same way as the move towards diversification is starting to gain traction in the US and Europe. But it would be rash of investors to assume that a region as culturally diverse as Asia Pacific offers a formulaic carbon copy of what is happening in Western markets. And nowhere are the differences more glaringly apparent than with alternative investments and development. Self-storage is one niche sector in demand in parts of Asia, invariably because typically small living spaces mean that increasingly wealthy consumers are running out of space to store the things they ve bought. As one specialist investor cautions, however, Asians use self-storage in a different way than in developed countries, where people probably have more possessions. In the West, it s like renting an extra garage; in Asia, it s like renting a closet, he says. In one recent Japanese transaction, cap rates registered between 7 and 8 percent, with financing available at 2 percent. Self-storage is also attractive in other parts of Asia, but as the investor says, each market has its quirks, which can make investments problematic. In China, for instance, it is arguably too early for a major commitment to the sector because people with a lot of money who therefore need more space probably already have residential units that are sitting empty. In Hong Kong and Singapore, meanwhile, the alternative-use value for potential self-storage assets is probably too high to justify the purchase price of property suitable for conversion. Figure 10 Asia Pacific city development prospects, Jakarta Tokyo Shenzhen Shanghai Guangzhou Beijing China: secondary cities Manila Singapore Hong Kong Sydney Bangkok Taipei Kuala Lumpur Seoul Melbourne Bangalore Osaka Auckland Ho Chi Minh City Chennai New Delhi Mumbai 4.24 generally good fair generally poor Source: Emerging Trends Asia Pacific 2014 survey 18 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The global outlook for 2014

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